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Lexicon :: Strong's G4172 - polis

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πόλις
Transliteration
polis (Key)
Pronunciation
pol'-is
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the same as πόλεμος (G4171), or perhaps from πολύς (G4183)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:516,906

Strong’s Definitions

πόλις pólis, pol'-is; probably from the same as G4171, or perhaps from G4183; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):—city.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x

The KJV translates Strong's G4172 in the following manner: city (164x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 164x
The KJV translates Strong's G4172 in the following manner: city (164x).

  1. a city

    1. one's native city, the city in which one lives

    2. the heavenly Jerusalem

      1. the abode of the blessed in heaven

      2. of the visible capital in the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world by fire

    3. the inhabitants of a city

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πόλις pólis, pol'-is; probably from the same as G4171, or perhaps from G4183; a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size):—city.
STRONGS G4172:
πόλις, πολισεως, ἡ (πέλομαι, to dwell (or rather denoting originally 'fullness,' 'throng'; allied with Latin pleo, plebs, etc.; cf. Curtius, p. 79 and § 374; Vanicek, p. 499; (otherwise Fick 1:138))) (from Homer down), the Sept. chiefly for עִיר, besides for קִרְיָה, שַׁעַר (gate), etc., a city;
a. universally, Matthew 2:23; Mark 1:45; Luke 4:29; John 11:54; Acts 5:16, and very often in the historical books of the N. T.; κατά τήν πόλιν, through the city (A. V. in; see κατά, II. 1 a.), Acts 24:12; κατά πόλιν, κατά πόλεις, see κατά, II. 3a. α., p. 328a; opposed to κῶμαι, Matthew 9:35; Matthew 10:11; Luke 8:1; Luke 13:22; to κῶμαι καί ἀγροί, Mark 6:56; ἡ ἰδίᾳ πόλις, see ἴδιος, 1b., p. 297a; πόλις with the genitive of a person one's native city, Luke 2:4, 11; John 1:44(45); or the city in which one lives, Matthew 22:7; Luke 4:29; Luke 10:11; Acts 16:20; Revelation 16:19; Jerusalem is called, on account of the temple erected there, πόλις τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως, i. e. in which the great King of Israel, Jehovah, has his abode, Matthew 5:35; Psalm 47:2 (Psalms 48:2), cf. Tobit 13:15; also ἅγια πόλις (see ἅγιος, 1 a., p. 7a) and ἡ ἠγαπημένη, the beloved of God, Revelation 20:9. with the genitive of a gentile noun: Δαμασκηνῶν, 2 Corinthians 11:32; Ἐφεσίων, Acts 19:35; τῶν Ἰουδαίων, Luke 23:51; τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 10:23; Σαμαρειτῶν, Matthew 10:5; with the genitive of a region: τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Luke 1:26; Luke 4:31; Ιουδα, of the tribe of Judah, Luke 1:39; Λυκαονίας, Acts 14:6; Κιλικίας, Acts 21:39; τῆς Σαμαρείας, John 4:5; Acts 8:5. As in classical Greek the proper name of the city is added — either in the nominative case, as πόλις Ἰόππη, Acts 11:5; or in the genitive, as πόλις Σοδομων, Γομορρας, 2 Peter 2:6; Θυατείρων, Acts 16:14.
b. used of the heavenly Jerusalem (see Ἱεροσόλυμα, 2), i. e.
α. the abode of the blessed, in heaven: Hebrews 11:10, 16; with Θεοῦ ζῶντος added, Hebrews 12:22; ἡ μελλουσα πόλις, Hebrews 13:14.
β. in the visions of the Apocalypse it is used of the visible capital of the heavenly kingdom, to come down to earth after the renovation of the world: Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:14ff; 22:14; ἡ πόλις ἡ ἅγια, Revelation 22:19; with Ἱερουσαλήμ καινή added, Revelation 21:2.
c. πόλις by metonymy, for the inhabitants: Matthew 8:34; Acts 14:21; πᾶσα ἡ πόλις, Matthew 21:10; Acts 13:44; ἡ πόλις ὅλῃ, Mark 1:33; Acts 21:30; πόλις μερισθεῖσα καθ' ἑαυτῆς, Matthew 12:25.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
47:2; 48:2
Matthew
2:23; 5:35; 8:34; 9:35; 10:5; 10:11; 10:23; 12:25; 21:10; 22:7
Mark
1:33; 1:45; 6:56
Luke
1:26; 1:39; 2:4; 2:11; 4:29; 4:29; 4:31; 8:1; 10:11; 13:22; 23:51
John
1:44; 4:5; 11:54
Acts
5:16; 8:5; 11:5; 13:44; 14:6; 14:21; 16:14; 16:20; 19:35; 21:30; 21:39; 24:12
2 Corinthians
11:32
Hebrews
11:10; 11:16; 12:22; 13:14
2 Peter
2:6
Revelation
3:12; 16:19; 20:9; 21:2; 21:14; 22:14; 22:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4172 matches the Greek πόλις (polis),
which occurs 28 times in 25 verses in 'Rev' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:12 - Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city G4172 of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:2 - But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city G4172 shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:8 - And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, G4172 which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:13 - And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city G4172 fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:8 - And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, G4172 because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:20 - And the winepress was trodden without the city, G4172 and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:19 - And the great city G4172 was divided into three parts, and the cities G4172 of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:18 - And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, G4172 which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:10 - Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city G4172 Babylon, that mighty city! G4172 for in one hour is thy judgment come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:16 - And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, G4172 that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:18 - And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! G4172

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:19 - And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, G4172 wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:21 - And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city G4172 Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:9 - And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: G4172 and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:2 - And I John saw the holy city, G4172 new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:10 - And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, G4172 the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:14 - And the wall of the city G4172 had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, G4172 and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - And the city G4172 lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city G4172 with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:18 - And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city G4172 was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:19 - And the foundations of the wall of the city G4172 were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:21 - And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city G4172 was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:23 - And the city G4172 had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:14 - Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. G4172

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:19 - And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, G4172 and from the things which are written in this book.
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